You can't have a first day of school without having Labor Day.
Actually, this year, it seems that we couldn't have a first day
of school without having a strike but that's a different matter
and I didn't record that on film.
Our Labor Day picnic began when Adele and Chris
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arrived through the haze and then a bike arrived
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guided by Peter Kramer
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who got Ben started on the back grass
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and then adjusted the seat
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as Jan arrived
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to see the last ride around.
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By now, the McKeown/Williams family had arrived
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with the tomato salad
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and wine
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and people greeted
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over appetizers
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while Jane
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Kaylen
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and Lucy
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gathered on the porch but they couldn't
resist the lure of grilled meat (and non-meat
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and so dinner was served
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on the main dining room table
and some lucky person got to sit on the lucky chair.
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with stuffing to share as another sued their burger
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to save this chair. The assembled ate
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and talked
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until Carolyn's wonderful dessert appeared
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and survived a massacred first slice
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that tasted much much better than it looked.
Out came the grappa
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